1975–76 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1975–76 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record13–14 (3–9 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
1975–76 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 North Carolina 11 – 1   .917 25 – 4   .862
No. 11 Maryland 7 – 5   .583 22 – 6   .786
NC State 7 – 5   .583 21 – 9   .700
Clemson 5 – 7   .417 18 – 10   .643
Wake Forest 5 – 7   .417 17 – 10   .630
No. 18 Virginia † 4 – 8   .333 18 – 12   .600
Duke 3 – 9   .250 13 – 14   .481
† 1976 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975–76 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1975-76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bill Foster[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 13–14 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.[2]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 29*
7:30 p.m. 		Johns Hopkins W 103–72  1–0
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,800)
Durham, NC
December 3*
7:30 p.m. 		No. 8 Tennessee L 80–86  1–1
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,850)
Durham, NC
December 6
7:30 p.m. 		Virginia W 81–79  2–1
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,600)
Durham, NC
December 10*
7:30 p.m. 		East Carolina W 93–74  3–1
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,250)
Durham, NC
December 26*
7:00 p.m. 		vs. Auburn
Holiday Doubleheader 		W 85–74  4–1
 Reynolds Coliseum (6,400)
Raleigh, NC
December 27*
7:00 p.m. 		vs. Western Kentucky
Holiday Doubleheader 		W 111–90  5–1
 Reynolds Coliseum (6,600)
Raleigh, NC
December 30*
7:30 p.m. 		Vermont W 94–77  6–1
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,100)
Durham, NC
January 2*
7:00 p.m. 		vs. No. 9 NC State
Big Four Tournament 		L 95–104  6–2
 Greensboro Coliseum (15,521)
Greensboro, NC
January 3*
7:00 p.m. 		vs. No. 3 North Carolina
Big Four Tournament 		L 74–77  6–3
 Greensboro Coliseum (15,509)
Greensboro, NC
January 7*
7:30 p.m. 		at Tulane L 82–92  6–4
 Tulane Gymnasium (2,500)
New Orleans, LA
January 9*
8:00 p.m. 		at Georgia Tech W 91–71  7–4
 Alexander Memorial Coliseum (3,037)
Atlanta, GA
January 14
7:30 p.m. 		at Clemson L 96–102 OT 7–5
 Littlejohn Coliseum (10,200)
Clemson, SC
January 17
2:00 p.m. 		No. 7 North Carolina
Rivalry 		L 87–89  7–6
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,010)
Durham, NC
January 19*
7:30 p.m. 		vs. Virginia Tech W 79–72  8–6
 Greensboro Coliseum (4,002)
Greensboro, NC
January 21
8:00 p.m. 		Wake Forest W 97–93 OT 9–6
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,975)
Durham, NC
January 24
2:00 p.m. 		at No. 11 NC State L 101–106  9–7
 Reynolds Coliseum (11,950)
Raleigh, NC
January 27*
7:30 p.m. 		Davidson W 94–79  10–7
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,100)
Durham, NC
January 31*
7:30 p.m. 		West Virginia W 86–77  11–7
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,800)
Durham, NC
February 4
8:00 p.m. 		at Wake Forest L 87–89  11–8
 Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,180)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 7
3:00 p.m. 		at No. 7 Maryland
Rivalry 		L 91–102  11–9
 Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, MD
February 11
8:00 p.m. 		at Virginia L 90–94  11–10
 University Hall (8,250)
Charlottesville, VA
February 14*
7:15 p.m. 		at St. Joseph's W 85–73  12–10
 The Palestra (6,883)
Philadelphia, PA
February 18
7:30 p.m. 		No. 12 NC State L 95–96  12–11
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,010)
Durham, NC
February 21
7:30 p.m. 		No. 7 Maryland W 69–67  13–11
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,010)
Durham, NC
February 25
 Clemson L 89–90  13–12
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,010)
Durham, NC
February 28
1:00 p.m. 		at No. 4 North Carolina L 71–91  13–13
 Carmichael Auditorium (8,800)
Chapel Hill, NC
March 4*
 vs. No. 9 Maryland
ACC tournament 		L 78–80 OT 13–14
 Capital Centre (19,600)
Landover, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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References

  1. ^ "1975–76 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "1975–76 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  3. ^ GoDuke.StatsGeek.com. Retrieved 2015-Jun-19.